Painting Art History: Review of Lea Kuhn, Gemalte Kunstgeschichte, 2020

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Abstract

In her new book “Gemalte Kunstgeschichte” [Painted Art History] Léa Kuhn argues that the late 18th-century saw not only the rise of modern art historiography as a scholarly discipline, but that artists increasingly painted pictures that reflected on their own historicity. Kuhn develops her argument through close-readings of three self-portraits by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, William Dunlap, Marie-Gabrielle Capet. This review discusses her approach and its the insights it offers for the study of art historiography.

Original languageEnglish
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Art Historiography
Volume25
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2021

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